The Abeno Harukas building is a skyscraper in Osaka City; at a height of 300 meters, it is the tallest building in Japan (as of 2017). Since opening in 2014, Abeno Harukas has become a major new landmark in Osaka; the “Harukas 300” observation platform on the top floor, which offers marvelous views of the Osaka cityscape, is very popular with both domestic and overseas tourists. The upper floors house a hotel and offices, with the Abeno Harukas Museum (an art museum) on the 16th floor.

A shopping mall connected directly to Tennoji Station opened in April 2011 and one of the largest malls in Osaka City. The facility is host to some 250 fashionable apparel stores, food shops, lifestyle goods shops, and restaurants. Major retailers such as Ito-Yokado, Bic Camera, and Tokyu Hands can be found here as well as Shibuya 109 Abeno, a shop specializing in the latest young peoples’ fashions. The restaurant area was just remodeled in 2017 and more and more interesting establishments are opening here, including brand-new businesses and companies making their first foray into the Kansai region.

A large shopping mall comprised of a Main Building and Plaza Building connected directly to JR Tennoji Station. The facility is host to a large number of tenants including fashionable shops, restaurants, knickknack and lifestyle good stores, bookstores, stationary shops, cosmetics sellers, and clinics—everything from daily necessities to convenient establishments providing for life’s needs. Large retailers such as Loft, Sofmap, Franc Franc, mont-bell, and Plaza also have locations in the mall. The Mio Res restaurant floor is open until 11 p.m. and is a convenient place to pick up dinner on the way home.

One of Japan’s largest independent department stores, comprised of a Tower Building situated in floors B2 through 14 in the 300 meter tall Abeno Harukas skyscraper and an adjoining Wing Building. The facility is filled with a diverse variety of establishments, including leading overseas clothing brands, fashionable casual apparel brands, restaurants, and interior design shops. There is also the Abeno Harukas Dining restaurant area spanning three floors, Soraha specialty shop area, an electronics retail shop, large scale bookstore, and more, providing countless hours of fun shopping for locals and tourists alike. The closest stations are Tennoji Station and Osaka Abenobashi Station.

Have no time to find souvenirs, or want to try Japanese cuisine? All can get in one place at Kintetsu Abeno Harukas basement area which comfortable, clean and not many tourist. No need to go to Uji...

A shopping mall connected directly to Kintetsu Railway Osaka Uehommachi Station in Uehonmachi, Tennoji Ward, Osaka City. Consisting of one belowground and six aboveground floors, the mall is occupied by 38 establishments, including food stores, restaurants, lifestyle goods shops, and fashionable apparel stores. The Shinkabukiza theater is also located on the sixth floor and is used to host concerts, plays, and other performances.

This is a specialty store selling potato sweets located in Abeno Ward, Osaka City. It is a long-established store dealing only in sweet potato since the end of the World War II. The shop is famous for its queues of many fans visiting from afar to taste the sweet potato covered in special nectar called “Abeno potato”. The potatoes used are of high quality, carefully grown on the stores own farm or by contracted farmers in the tropics. The entire product manufacturing process is completed by hand, making for a wonderful product. In addition, the store also sells “Mishima Yaki” which is steamed and grilled in secret seasonings and “Kuri kinton” (sweet chestnut paste) which is limited to the end of the year.

“Hoop” is a large building in front of Osaka Abenobashi Station with a unique exterior resembling the name. It is filled with fashion stores, with about 50 stores in total from the basement floor to the sixth floor. There are many famous brands aimed at young women as well as select boutiques and popular cafes and restaurants. Add in a Tower Records, bookstore, ABC Mart, and other major stores, and it’s easy to see why this place is always brimming with customers.

This pastry shop is right near Osaka-Uehommachi. Its chocolate-based sweets are popular, and many colorful cakes and French sweets adorn its display cases. Visitors can enjoy some coffee or tea in the parlor at the back of the shop. The several varieties of sweets, which are as beautiful as works of art, are popular for the simple yet bold flavors that really bring out the taste of their ingredients. The indirect lighting lends the shop a gentle ambience, making it perfect for an elegant afternoon break.

This is a flower and botanical shop that originated in Tokyo's Minami Aoyama district. Tenshiba, an area of Tennoji Park filled with greenery, outside and even inside the store. There is a specialty organic cafe adjoining the shop, so you can relax while enjoying the flowers. The cafe can be rented out, and you can have an all-garden wedding produced by the flower shop by collaborating with facilities in Tenshiba.

Think of a botanical garden mixed with a cozy and lovely cafe. Super cool place with super nice hot marshmallow chocolate and snacks! Definitely recommended if ur in that area. Try their Lemon Cake...

A long-established shop founded in 1932, They use traditional vegetables from Naniwa to ingenuously produce and sell pickles such as nuka-zuke (pickles fermented in rice bran), kasu-zuke (pickles fermented in sake lees) and kombu-zuke (lightly pickled seaweed) that allow you to enjoy various seasonal flavors. Their signature product is Senshu Mizu-nasu Maru-zuke (pickled uncut eggplant). The uncut eggplants have a mellow taste, and you can enjoy their unique crispness. In addition, their kombu seaweed-seasoned turnips, eggplants pickled in rice bran and pickled fruits and vegetables are also recommended.

A long-standing western confectionary store that has been located in a high-end residential area of Tezukayama for nearly half a century. It is best known for its buttercream cake, the main ingredient of which is fresh cream-a luxury item at the time of the store's establishment. The recipes of the store's most popular products, cheesecake and Mont Blanc, also remain almost unchanged from that time. In the cafe space of the store, customers can enjoy the traditional cakes and sweets, as well as Ronnefeldt tea, which are served in the only seven-star hotel in the world. The store is open all year-round, except New Year's Day.

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While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country's third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people's openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname âthe nation's kitchen."

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